Camptotheca acuminata

Happy Tree or Tree of Life is a rare flowering, deciduous tree with light gray bark. It has large oval shaped leaves, a large crown at the top of the tree (like an avocado) and blooms in the late spring into summer (May to July). The flowers look a little like the all-over spiky blooms of the Button Bush plant (Cephalanthus Occidentalis). These are seedlings. *Growth rate, habit: vigorous, upright *Mature size: about 60 ft tall or higher with a with a wide canopy *Soil/water: average, seems to be pretty easy to grow *Cold hardiness temperature: 7b, although can get damaged in the teens *Light: full sun to part shade *Blooms: small yellow with multiple petals all over *Features: relative of the Tupelo *Special considerations: can be pruned, produces fruit with seeds